Relatives of 10 Egyptian men say they have been sentenced for up to 18 years in jail in Saudi Arabia for trying to organise a remembrance event for the 1973 Arab-Israeli war.

The men, all from Egypt’s Nubian minority, had organised similar events there without a problem.

But in December 2020 they were charged with establishing an association without a licence and showing solidarity with the Muslim Brotherhood - designated a terrorist organisation in Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

Amnesty International, which has campaigned for their release, has denounced the proceedings as a “travesty of justice”.

Source: BBC